A peaceful escape awaits among sunlit vineyards.  Pangea Game Studios , in partnership with indie publishing platform indie.io , has released the Cozy Builde r demo on Steam for House & Home Fest, giving players their first hands-on look at the upcoming cozy sandbox builder. Cozy Builder is a relaxing sandbox building experience where players design and restore charming homes across a tranquil vineyard valley. While it shares the creative freedom of cozy builders like Tiny G

Welcome to the XPN Gaming website! Here at XPN we adore indie games, and we love to promote cool upcoming games we think you should know about! This week I have been playing the demo for On-Together - So lets talk about it! Virtual co-working with friends or strangers all over the world! Digital pals hang out at the bottom of the screen while you work, study, and get stuff done. Includes productivity tools, hangout spots, breaktime games, and more! On-Together: Virtual Co-Wo

Welcome to the XPN Gaming website! Here at XPN we adore indie games, and we love to promote cool upcoming games we think you should know about! This week I have been playing the demo for Walk the Frog - So lets talk about it! What's it about? Guide Froggo through a world on sticky notes and relax while solving the puzzle of his journey home to find his best friend Buddy. Meet quirky animal friends, solve satisfying puzzles, help one another and relax in this cozy and heartwa

Following a successful demo release on itch.io and ongoing community-driven updates, ByteRockers’ Games has launched DeeSicks  on Steam, bringing its chaotic, dice-driven bullet hell to a wider audience. DeeSicks  blends physics-based dice rolling with high-intensity bullet hell combat. Before every fight, players aim, collide, and manipulate dice on a board to shape their loadout. Every roll matters, every placement scales, and every run spirals into something bigger.  DeeS

Brain Jar Games , a game studio founded by industry veterans of the Mass Effect, Call of Duty and RIFT franchises, is hitting the dance floor to celebrate the demo for their debut title, Dead As Disco , which has surpassed 1.2 million players! The neon-drenched rhythm Beat ’Em Up first launched its demo in summer 2025 and quickly found an audience among both action and rhythm-game fans alike, thanks to flashy combat where every punch, kick, and combo seamlessly syncs to the

Smash ‘N Grab the destructive, speedrunning beat ’em up from SLAP-BANG! Digital is explosively launching their first public demo onto Steam as part of Games from Ireland from Friday, 13 March through Wednesday, 19 March, 2026.  Take control of Smash, a hulking robot drummer, and Grab, his cunning raccoon accomplice, as they tear a tethered trail of thievery through retro-futuristic environments inspired by the graphic style of Saul Bass, Samurai Jack , and Batman: The Animat

Indie developer SOTO Game Studio is proud to announce that their debut game, Luminas: Parasite Reign, will be coming soon to Steam with a demo available on March 26th. Meet a whimsical cast of supernatural creatures and lead them through endless waves of parasites that corrupt their land. Select from various spell abilities on each run, learn passive effects, and unlock new Luminas that will gradually grow into each of their own evolutionary upgrades along the way. Luminas:

A Game About Penguins is a cozy, social sandbox where you waddle around as an adorable penguin, slide across snowy hills, fish, explore, and hang out with friends. The demo is free on Steam and supports online co‑op for up to 8 players, making it a playful, low‑pressure space to explore together. I was lucky enough to be sent a copy of the demo prior to its release recently. The game focuses on relaxed exploration and playful movement—sliding down icy hills, performing tricks

Solo developer Carl Treadway, in partnership with publishing platform indie.io , has released a playable demo for Conjurers, a strategic fusion of turn-based terrain tactics and deckbuilding where players summon creatures directly onto the battlefield using cards. Available now on Steam , the demo offers players their first opportunity to experience the game’s unique blend of tactical positioning, terrain strategy, and card-driven combat. In Conjurers, rival summoners compete

Jumping into the BUS: Bro U Survived demo feels a bit like someone mashed together Dead Island, Scrap Mechanic, and a Saturday‑morning cartoon about the apocalypse. It’s scrappy, colourful, and not remotely interested in being grim. The first thing that hits you is the bus itself, this big, clunky, lovable hunk of metal that instantly becomes the centre of your world. It’s your base, your crafting bench, your home, and your personality all rolled into one. Even in the short d

Outbound demo shadow-dropped on Nintendo Switch & Nintendo Switch 2, following today’s Indie World showcase! Adventure is no longer just around the bend - it finally has a date. Silver Lining Interactive and Square Glade Games are thrilled to announce that Outbound , one of the most anticipated cozy games of the year , will launch globally on April 23, 2026. The excitement reached a fever pitch during this afternoon’s Nintendo Indie World showcase , where Outbound not only

SoulQuest, the Kickstarter-successful 2D action hack-and-slash from SoulBlade Studio LLC, has released a newly updated demo now live during Steam Next Fest following its feature in Indie Fan Fest. The game puts players in control of Alys as she battles mythic enemies, navigates precision platforming challenges, and rises to confront the gods themselves. Blending fast, expressive combat with a character-driven narrative, SoulQuest continues to build momentum as players dive in

Frostwood Interactive is today thrilled to announce that a new demo for its upcoming investigative, photo-manipulating, psychological horror Shutter Story , is now available to download via Steam , ahead of its participation in Steam Next Fest. Concurrent to the demo drop, the studio has also launched a Kickstarter campaign, for which it is looking to raise $15,000 to fund the final stretch of the game’s development. A haunting and atmospheric new trailer offers a glimpse at

Belgian solodev DascuMaru is thrilled to announce RUIN: Beast City , a new boss-rush action game that is sure to get your blood flowing.   Play as the lone assassin Adama, on his mission to track down a group of elusive immortals, the Lunatics cult. Slash and shoot your way through challenging boss fights against these mysterious foes, while uncovering a world-ending conspiracy and Adama’s own history with this hidden cult. RUIN: Beast City is inspired by 80s anime, such as

In preparation for the upcoming February Steam Next Fest, com8com1 Software's upcoming co-op 2D arcade game  Go! Go! Mister Chickums  now has a demo live on PC (via Steam). Go! Go! Mister Chickums is a fun, classic single-screen platformer, inspired by arcade hits of the 80s. The game can be played either in single-player mode, or in local couch co-op with 2 players simultaneously. Jump and run through 100 lovingly designed screens and collect the stolen eggs before the cloc

Lightbulb Crew have been hard at work crafting their new blood- and strategy-rich game, and now a taster is ready to get into public hands. They will be taking part in Steam Next Fest February 2026 with a demo after a successful series of playtests last year.   Ex Sanguis offers up a world in conflict between the beating blood-red heart of life and the stasis of an encroaching bone-white eternity. With freedom to experiment through procedurally generated levels, the player

Game development studio Far Far Games and publisher Digital Vortex Entertainment are excited to announce that Bylina , their upcoming isometric action-adventure rooted in Slavic folklore, has launched its first playable demo on Steam today. The game will also be featured in the upcoming Steam Next Fest, offering players a hands-on look into a mystical world of ancient legends and heroic challenges. Check out the brand-new Demo Reveal Trailer , showcasing core mechanics, r

Acclaim , the iconic publisher that helped define a generation, and developer Ridiculous Games today announced that the first playable demo of their upcoming rhythm-based dungeon crawler, GRIDbeat! , is now available to download on Steam ahead of Steam Next Fest: February 2026 Edition. A Nintendo Switch version of the demo will be available on the Switch eShop later this month. ​​​In GRIDbeat! , you assume the role of a hacker who just breached Knoss.OS, the planet’s most h

Travel through time, catch dinosaurs, and build the most chaotic park in history. Get your first hands-on experience during Steam Next Fest. Solo developer Luke Webster and publisher Armor Games Studios are thrilled to announce Dino Time Raiders , a tongue-in-cheek, time-travelling, park-building strategy incremental game coming to PC via Steam in spring 2026 , with the first playable demo launching February 12 ahead of the game’s appearance in the upcoming Steam Next Fes

Indie developer S-Bend Games is excited to announce their debut game, Freefall ‘95 , a ‘90s-inspired, fast-falling, adrenaline-inducing experience filled with radical combo-creating action. A demo of the game has made its crash landing onto Steam today. Play as the sole survivor of a mid-air disaster plummeting through the first two levels of the game. A Doomed Flight Combine sick tricks, attempt deadly stunts, and collect items, all while dodging various airborne hazards,